Crafts

Spring break is coming up soon, and my family really hoped to take a vacation to escape the unusually cold winter weather!  Unfortunately for us that won’t be happening, but it did get me dreaming of jetting off to some place fabulous (or even somewhere lame – basically just going anywhere!).  With wanderlust in my heart, I created some cute DIY Glitter Luggage Tags for my future travels.  These are such a simple project that will add a fun touch to any suitcase, travel bag, or purse!

Supplies Needed for DIY Glitter Luggage Tags

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• Unfinished wood tags
• DecoArt Galaxy Glitter paints in colors of your choice
• DecoArt Americana Acrylics paint in complimentary colors to the Galaxy Glitter paints used (they have a chart on their site that helps you match up colors)
• Paint brush
• Electronic cutting machine and vinyl OR letter stickers or phrases stickers from the scrapbook aisle at the craft store
• Book rings

How to Make DIY Glitter Luggage Tags

I love a dash of glitter on a project, but sometimes the mess is not worth it.  Because of that, I was excited to see a new line of mega-glittered craft paints from DecoArt that give you the intense glitter look without the mess of actually working with glitter.  I decided to test them out on this project!

First, I painted designs with Americana Acrylics paint onto my unfinished wood tags. 

Once the paint dried, I added a topcoat of Galaxy Glitter paint in a shade that coordinated with the base coat color.  This made the glitter in the paint stand out even more! 

After the paint dried, I used my ancient (by today’s standards) Silhouette electronic cutting machine to cut out some cute travel-related phrases and the initial of my first name. 

If you don’t have a fancy-schmancy cutting machine – no worries!  You can get the same look with letter stickers or travel-related scrapbook stickers from the craft store.  Once your words are ready, stick them onto the front of the luggage tag. 

Finally, add a book ring through the hole in the top of the tag so that you can attach the tag to your luggage!  Or, if you don’t want to use a book ring, a key ring or key chain will do the trick. 

Won’t these make an adorable addition to my luggage? 

Now . . . I just need to save up enough cash to actually go somewhere!  Do you have any fun travel plans in the near future?  Let me know in the comments!

-Bre

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On Saturday I made my weekly pilgrimage to Dollar Tree.  (Don’t laugh – that place is thebomb.com (yes, I’m bringing that expression back)).  While there, I found a NEW and EXCITING product – moss sheets!  I know that sounds funny, but moss sheets for crafting are typically expensive, so I was ecstatic to find them at Dollar Tree!  I got them home and immediately put them to use on an adorable DIY home decor project – Scrap Wood Nesting Houses!  

These little moss sheets, combined with scrap wood left over from my IKEA Rast Bar Cart Hack, made for one cute project!  Let me show you what you need and how to make them.

Supplies Needed for Scrap Wood Nesting Houses

• Scrap wood
• Saw (I used my Ryobi circular saw, which I adore)
• Sandpaper 
• Paint (I used brown acrylic, creamy white acrylic, and red chalk paint (but acrylic would totally work))
• Paint brushes
• Moss sheets
• Hot glue gun
• Twine
• Scissors

How to Make Scrap Wood Nesting Houses

Not pictured in this post is me cutting my scrap wood into house shapes.  It’s hard to use a saw and photograph yourself, you know?  Just understand that I used a ruler to draw simple house shapes on my board and then cut them out.  

I gently sanded around the edges to make sure I didn’t give myself a splinter.  Then I painted the houses with brown acrylic paint so that I could do a distressed finish on top.  The brown is the base layer, intended to give some contrast.  

After the brown paint dried, I dry brushed some off-white acrylic paint on top, making sure to leave some of the brown showing in parts so that the nesting houses would have a slightly worn finish.  

Next, I cut one moss sheet into strips and hot glued them onto the tops of the scrap wood so that the pieces would look like little moss covered roofs. 

For a little decorative detail, I tied twine at the roofline of each house.

The scrap wood nesting houses were cute like this, but I felt like they were a little plain.  Since Valentine’s Day is around the corner, I decided to paint little hearts on them.  You could skip this part or paint different details!

I gently sanded over the hearts, once dry, to give them an equally weathered look as the houses’ paint finish.  Then they were ready for their close ups.  🙂

OK back to the moss sheets from Dollar Tree.  You might be wondering why they’re a big deal, as opposed to bagged craft moss.  The reason is that they make so much less of a mess!  And they let you get straight lines with your moss, which can be tricky when you’re gluing moss on certain projects.  

For those reasons, I bought all five packages my Dollar Tree had.  #sorrynotsorry

I’ve got another moss project planned for next week.  I can’t wait to share it with you.  In the meantime, I’d love for you to share this project with a friend who might like it!  

-Bre

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Use leaves from the yard to make leaf imprint tea towels for gorgeous home decor. Leaf stamped crafts are so easy to make!

Over the weekend I took Jasper (my pup) for a nice walk and couldn’t help but admire all of the beautiful fall leaves on the ground.  I scooped up a few of my favorite maple leaves and brought them home because I knew they’d be perfect for a craft project. 

After checking out the craft supplies in my desk, I knew exactly what to make – a leaf stamped tea towel!  It’s an easy project and adds a nice fall touch to my kitchen!  

Supplies Needed to Make Leaf Stamped Tea Towels

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• Leaves (pick freshly fallen leaves – not ones that have started to dry out and curl)
• Plain tea towel
• Fabric craft paints
• Brayer
• Wax paper
• Decorative trim
• Permanent fabric glue
• Scissors

How to Make Leaf Imprint Kitchen Towels

Begin by mixing fabric paints so that they’re mottled and a blend of shades you see in fall leaves. 

Then, flip over a leaf and paint the underside with a thin coat of paint.  You want to paint the underside because the leaf’s veins are more prominent and will leave more of an impression on the tea towel.  

Flip the leaf over and place it paint side down onto the tea towel.

Cut a piece of wax paper and lay it on top.  (The wax paper prevents any paint that squishes out from under the leaf from getting on the brayer and making a mess on the tea towel.) 

Then gently roll the brayer over the leaf and remove the wax paper.  Repeat this process until the entire tea towel is covered in leaf prints.

Once the paint has dried, attach decorative trim to the bottom edge of the tea towel with permanent fabric glue.  

That is just how easy it is to use fall leaves to make a beautiful leaf stamped tea towel for your kitchen! 

You could also use this leaf imprint method on pillow covers, tote bags, or anything else that’s fabric!  

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How to Make Leaf Stamped Tea Towels (With Real Leaves!)

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Active Time: 15 minutes

Additional Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Estimated Cost: $3

Use real leaves to make a beautiful leaf stamped tea towel for your kitchen! Bring the beauty of nature indoors with this pretty leaf craft project.

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Materials

• Leaves
• Plain Tea Towel
• Acrylic Paints
• Brayer
• Wax Paper
• Decorative Trim
• Permanent Fabric Glue
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Begin by mixing acrylic paints so that they're mottled and a blend of shades you see in fall leaves.  
2. Flip over a leaf and paint the underside with a thin coat of paint. You want to paint the underside because the leaf's veins are more prominent and will leave more of an impression on the tea towel. Flip the leaf over and place it paint side down onto the tea towel.
3. Cut a piece of wax paper and lay it on top. (The wax paper prevents any paint that squishes out from under the leaf from getting on the brayer and making a mess on the tea towel.) Then gently roll the brayer over the leaf and remove the wax paper. Repeat this process until the entire tea towel is covered in leaf prints.
4. Once the paint has dried, attach decorative trim to the bottom edge of the tea towel with permanent fabric glue.